Mr. Caesar was born in Philadelphia, PA to the late Honorable Berel Caesar and Joan Coleman Caesar. A brother, Robert Caesar, also preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, Dr. Courtney Kyle Caesar, and six year-old son, Baer Thomas Caesar, of the home; daughter, Lindsay Kate Caesar and her fiancé, Matthew Casella, of Greensboro NC; son, John Clayton Caesar, of Greenville; sister, Miriam “Mimi” Caesar, and her wife, JuLee Burdekin, of San Francisco; uncle, Dr. Elliott Coleman and wife, Barbara, of Moorestown NJ; and, Courtney’s parents, Thomas and Margaret Kyle, and sister, Lindsay Kyle, of Galax VA.
Mr. Caesar was president of the Health Law Center, and served as legal consultant and advisor for numerous healthcare associations and trade organizations. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in literature, Magna cum Laude, from Washington University in St. Louis, where he was a Mylonas Scholar and a member of The Phi Beta Kappa Society. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia and was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania (1982) and in South Carolina (1991). He was a member of the American Health Lawyers’ Association, the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys and the American and South Carolina Bar Associations. As a member of the American Health Lawyers Association Alternative Dispute Resolutions Services, he served as an arbitrator, mediator and facilitator for healthcare organizations. Caesar was also an active speaker and author on privacy issues, compliance, physician relationships and arrangements, HME and home care, and numerous other healthcare-related topics. He also served as a guest lecturer at the University of South Carolina School of Law, wrote a series of five books on anti-fraud compliance programs, and contributed to over 600 articles in a variety of publications.
Neil was actively involved as a civil liberties leader, serving as President of the South Carolina American Civil liberties Union affiliate and Chair of the Religious Liberties Taskforce. He was an active life member of Mensa, the high-IQ society, where he met his wife, Courtney, and was a popular speaker at Mensa gatherings, speaking about civil liberties as well as the magical arts, a major hobby of his since childhood. He was an active member of the Psychic Entertainers Association (PEA) and a lifelong lover of music, once even playing backup trumpet with The Four Tops. He was admired and loved around the world and his presence will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and colleagues.
A visitation is scheduled from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, followed by a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. at Mackey Mortuary, 311 Century Drive in Greenville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Chris Draft Family Foundation Team Draft Initiative, to change the face of lung cancer; or to LiveLung.org, Neil’s local cancer support group.
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